Premio Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe. ★ «Este thriller invita a la reflexi n y examina, con matices y sensibilidad, temas como el abuso, la gentrificaci n y la marginaci n de las personas de color --School Library Journal★ «La segunda novela de Jackson presenta otra premisa sacada directamente de los titulares y mantendr a los lectores haciendo conjeturas hasta las ltimas p ginas. --Publishers WeeklyNovela ganadora del Premio Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe en 2019. De Tiffany D. Jackson, la aclamada autora de Allegedly, llega una novela absorbente sobre el misterio de la desaparici n de una adolescente y las devastadoras consecuencias de descubrir la verdad. Monday Charles ha desaparecido, y parece que Claudia es la nica que se ha dado cuenta. Claudia y Monday siempre han sido inseparables, m s hermanas que amigas. Por eso, cuando Monday no aparece el primer d a de clases, Claudia empieza a preocuparse. Cuando tampoco se presenta el segundo d a, ni la segunda semana, Claudia sabe que algo anda mal. Monday jam s la dejar a sola para enfrentarse a los ex menes y a los acosadores del colegio. No despu s de los rumores del a o pasado ni con sus calificaciones en juego. Ahora, m s que nunca, Claudia necesita a su mejor --y nica-- amiga. Pero la madre de Monday se niega a darle respuestas claras, y April, la hermana de Monday, resulta a n menos til. Mientras Claudia profundiza en la desaparici n de su amiga, descubre algo inquietante: nadie parece recordar cu ndo fue la ltima vez que vio a Monday. C mo puede una adolescente desaparecer sin que nadie note siquiera que ya no est ? ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONA Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe Award in 2019"Jackson's characters and their heart-wrenching story linger long after the final page, urging readers to advocate for those who are disenfranchised and forgotten by society and the system." -- Publishers Weekly, "An Anti-Racist Children's and YA Reading List") From the critically acclaimed author of Allegedly, Tiffany D. Jackson, comes a gripping novel about the mystery of one teenage girl's disappearance and the traumatic effects of the truth. Monday Charles is missing, and only Claudia seems to notice. Claudia and Monday have always been inseparable--more sisters than friends. So when Monday doesn't turn up for the first day of school, Claudia's worried. When she doesn't show for the second day, or second week, Claudia knows that something is wrong. Monday wouldn't just leave her to endure tests and bullies alone. Not after last year's rumors and not with her grades on the line. Now Claudia needs her best--and only--friend more than ever. But Monday's mother refuses to give Claudia a straight answer, and Monday's sister April is even less help. As Claudia digs deeper into her friend's disappearance, she discovers that no one seems to remember the last time they saw Monday. How can a teenage girl just vanish without anyone noticing that she's gone?
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